Transcript 10/8/14 Geanna Wolfgramm

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Geanna Wolfgramm
Orem, UT
new mom to a baby boy

Question 1 -
Almost as impressive as a rich man entering "into the kingdom of heaven," Prague's Museum of Miniatures has a tiny caravan of camels passing through what?
A. The eye of a hurricane B. The eye of the beholder
C. The eye of a needle D. The eye of a tiger

Answer and value

C. The eye of a needle
Value: $5K
Bank: $5K

Question 2 -
Because girls "flipping ... 20 feet in the air" deserve the same rights as "their football colleagues," the AMA says what should officially be called a sport?
A. Hula hooping B. Cheerleading
C. Ultimate Frisbee D. Extreme hopscotch

Spoiler

Geanna "admits" on national TV that she was a freshman cheerleader.

Answer and value

B. Cheerleading
Value: $7K
Bank: $12K

First break

Question 3 -
Proudly boasting one of the oldest continually-used logos in the world, Twinings of London is a popular brand of what?
A. Malt vinegar B. Candy
C. Cracker D. Tea

Answer and value

D. Tea
Value: $25K!
Bank: $37K

Question 4 -
A decade before recording his hit "Happy," Pharrell Williams was hired to write a pop song incorporating whose then brand-new advertising jingle?
A. Subway's "Five-Dollar Footlong" B. Mazda's "Zoom Zoom Zoom"
C. Coke's "Always Coca-Cola" D. McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It"

JTQ 1

Answer and value

D. McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It"
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $37K

Question 5 -
According to a famous quip by "SNL" alum and IFC star Fred Armisen, what U.S. city is "where young people go to retire"?
A. Orlando, FL B. Portland, OR
C. Austin, TX D. Madison, WI

ATA

A:24% B: 39%
C: 27% D: 10%
Geanna said she would trust the audience

Answer and value

B. Portland, OR
Value: $100
Bank: $37100

Question 6 -
In September 1987, Dan Rather abandoned the set of "CBS Evening News" after learning his broadcast would be shortened to accommodate what?
A. A tennis match B. The "Family Ties" series finale
C. The Live Aid concert D. A presidential debate

+1

Geanna said she thinks it could be the Family Ties finale. Hard to believe it would be Live Aid because that's a good cause.
Then she decides to call in her brother, who said he was the +1 lifeline for science and math
He said Family Ties is plausible because the series was on when they were little, but he expressed doubt that it would happen in September
He said it also could be a tennis match and could be the U.S. Open.
Geanna said she can't do it and would walk.

Answer and value

A. A tennis match
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $18550

Second break

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Question 4 -
A decade before recording his hit "Happy," Pharrell Williams was hired to write a pop song incorporating whose then brand-new advertising jingle?
A. Subway's "Five-Dollar Footlong" B. Mazda's "Zoom Zoom Zoom"
C. Coke's "Always Coca-Cola" D. McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It"

JTQ 1

Answer and value

D. McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It"
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $37K

JTQ

Question 6 -
In September 1987, Dan Rather abandoned the set of "CBS Evening News" after learning his broadcast would be shortened to accommodate what?
A. A tennis match B. The "Family Ties" series finale
C. The Live Aid concert D. A presidential debate

+1

Geanna said she thinks it could be the Family Ties finale. Hard to believe it would be Live Aid because that's a good cause.
Then she decides to call in her brother, who said he was the +1 lifeline for science and math
He said Family Ties is plausible because the series was on when they were little, but he expressed doubt that it would happen in September
He said it also could be a tennis match and could be the U.S. Open.
Geanna said she can't do it and would walk.

Answer and value

A. A tennis match
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $18550

Plus One

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Geanna Wolfgramm
Orem, UT
new mom to a baby boy

OK, did BAM have some special Utah promotion? There were 3 contestants from Utah in a row.

Question 1 -
Almost as impressive as a rich man entering "into the kingdom of heaven," Prague's Museum of Miniatures has a tiny caravan of camels passing through what?
A. The eye of a hurricane B. The eye of the beholder
C. The eye of a needle D. The eye of a tiger

Answer and value

C. The eye of a needle
Value: $5K
Bank: $5K

Matthew 19:24 - "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” (the same sentiment is expressed in Mark 10:25 and Luke 18:25)

Question 4 -
A decade before recording his hit "Happy," Pharrell Williams was hired to write a pop song incorporating whose then brand-new advertising jingle?
A. Subway's "Five-Dollar Footlong" B. Mazda's "Zoom Zoom Zoom"
C. Coke's "Always Coca-Cola" D. McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It"

JTQ 1

Answer and value

D. McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It"
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $37K

I'd JTQ also.

Question 6 -
In September 1987, Dan Rather abandoned the set of "CBS Evening News" after learning his broadcast would be shortened to accommodate what?
A. A tennis match B. The "Family Ties" series finale
C. The Live Aid concert D. A presidential debate

+1

Geanna said she thinks it could be the Family Ties finale. Hard to believe it would be Live Aid because that's a good cause. Then she decides to call in her brother, who said he was the +1 lifeline for science and math. He said Family Ties is plausible because the series was on when they were little, but he expressed doubt that it would happen in September
He said it also could be a tennis match and could be the U.S. Open. Geanna said she can't do it and would walk.

Answer and value

A. A tennis match
Value: not revealed
Bank: Walk: $18550

Certainly not D and probably not C. IIRC "Family Ties" was an NBC show, so it's not that.

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What bugs me is that neither contestant nor Plus1 said "they wouldn't be holding a presidential debate in '87". At least not onscreen they didn't.